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A chronicle of American weather and climate  ·  Sunday, 18 October 2026

The Midwest, the Northern Rockies and the Southwest The Record MILEPOST 1425

8 counties set all-time record highs in July 26–27

Across Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, the highest readings in each county's series since 1951. The warmest was Wallace, Kansas, at 110.0°F.

Between July 26 and July 27, 2026, 8 counties across 4 states recorded the highest value in their county series, which begins in 1951. The series is NOAA/NCEI nClimGrid-Daily, a gridded county-area average — so these are areal extremes, not single-station readings, and they are not directly comparable to a co-op station's record book.

CountyState°FDate
WallaceKansas110.0Jul 27
KiowaColorado108.4Jul 27
CheyenneColorado108.1Jul 27
Kit CarsonColorado107.3Jul 27
SheridanNebraska105.9Jul 26
Scotts BluffNebraska105.4Jul 27
LincolnColorado105.0Jul 27
PlatteWyoming102.0Jul 27
The numbers in this piece, with what they are measured against
counties setting an all-time high
NOAA/NCEI nClimGrid-Daily
8 counties of 3,107
1951-present
highest in the outbreak — Wallace, Kansas
NOAA/NCEI nClimGrid-Daily (county-area)
110 °F 1 of 8
1951-present
Milepost
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Method
county-area daily extreme vs. the same county's series extreme over the full period of record
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Digest
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Machine
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